After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
On Sunday, July 24, Snappy and I headed to our second 2-phase event of the year. It was held at a farm here in Maine that I have surprisingly never been to before. I was happy to find it was a well run show at a great venue, and I do plan to go back for a few more of their 2-phases this year! We arrived and I quickly realized the dressage was held in their indoor. That's not a problem at all, however Miss Snap Dancer has never been inside an indoor, so I was unsure how she might react. She was again calm and easy to tack up and we had a super nice warm up. We headed towards the indoor for our test and she stopped dead at the door. No way, no how was she entering that ring. LOL! I stayed calm, of course, and just kept my leg on her and encouraged her forward. The barn manager happened to be in the ring at the time to collect tests from the judge, and took pity on me haha. She headed over to help lead us into the ring and just before she got to us, Snappy decided to enter